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For some, pink is not a happy color
The frontman of a Philly punk band channels his rage over breast cancer marketing and turns it into art. Pinkwash is a Philadelphi ...
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ListenTeaching survival methods to freelance journalists in combat zones
An organization stages mock battles in hopes of helping freelance journalists, who put themselves in harm’s way, learn to save thei ...
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ListenHow refrigeration changed the way we eat and live
Can you imagine your life without access to a refrigerator? How about having an ice box at home that needs to be replenished? Mayb ...
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ListenA 1991 budget impasse flashback in Pennsylvania
Twenty-four years ago, in late July, Joyce David was running out of patience. The commonwealth’s budget was five weeks late, ...
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ListenLittle Haverford College churns out big league baseball execs
Haverford College has only around 1,200 students. Yet it boasts over a dozen alumni ...
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ListenPa.’s natural gas industry sees opportunity in new EPA rules
President Obama this week unveiled his new climate change initiative. State Impact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips discussed it ...
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ListenElfreth’s Alley not the scene of the hitchBOT crime, residents say
The site where the roving robot known as hitchBOT supposedly perished is close to Elfreth’s Alley, the country’s oldest resid ...
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ListenHow Chicago is improving HPV vaccination rates
Chicago’s three-dose coverage level for teen girls is 53 percent, that’s up from about 37 percent the year before. Chi ...
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ListenReporter’s Roundtable: Fattah’s uncertain future; Pope’s uncertain security perimeter
Dave Davies looks at what might unfold from this week’s indictment of longtime Congressman Chaka Fattah, and Katie Colaneri tries t ...
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ListenSometimes treating a terminal illness does more harm than good
When my mother died earlier this year, I was able to prepare myself, my family, and my mother, herself, for her death. Difficult health a ...
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ListenUnderstanding why we fail can help us become wise and wealthy
In the markets, knowing who won’t survive is as important as knowing who will thrive. For Armen Karamanian, failure is ...
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ListenThis week in science history, July 31, 1923
Fifty years ago, a DuPont chemist discovered a new synthetic fiber that would save thousands of lives. Her name was Stephanie Kwolek, and ...
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Failure is no big deal…when you don’t know what failure is
For young children learning life’s basics, shame is not part of the learning game. Adults tend to view failure as painful or ...
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Listen‘Regrettable substitutions’ fail to knock hazardous chemicals out of products
Think about it: If you take the “A” out of BPA…what do you replace it with? Turns out, the solution is often another pr ...
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ListenWhen scientists blunder, these bloggers are watching
The site Retraction Watch sheds light on flawed academic publications. Earlier this summer, a federal judge sentenced Dong-P ...
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